The Tecumseh City Council will receive an update on a restaurant proposal Monday. Though he will not attend the city council meeting Monday, city manager Kevin Welch’s report will include an update on the proposed Chomp Burger.

A market analysis of property on the northeast corner of East Chicago Boulevard and Maumee Street has been ordered. Howard Hanna of Tecumseh has been retained by the city, which owns the property.

Developers for Chomp Burger have expressed an interest in buying the property and siting the restaurant on it. The Potter family, which operates the Little Caesars in Tecumseh, also wants to put a restaurant on a property near downtown Adrian.

The vacant property at the corner of North Main and Front streets has been purchased from the Lenawee County Land Bank and is scheduled to start through the permit and building process. The sale of the Adrian property was announced Tuesday.

Eric Potter and developer Kirk Valentine told the Tecumseh City Council on March 17 that whichever property sale is closed first would be the first restaurant to be built. Tuesday’s approved purchase may have put the Adrian project ahead of the Tecumseh project, though each site has a number of steps to take before any construction begins.

The Adrian property, which formerly housed a gas station, has been through the brownfield redevelopment clean-up. Potter said they expect to build both restaurants.

Welch’s report says Hanna’s analysis, along with additional information from the city staff, will be presented at the April 21 Tecumseh City Council meeting. The information may also have a recommendation, according to Welch’s report.

At the March 17 meeting, Tecumseh council members voiced support for the project, but because the city has owned the property for more than 20 years, Welch was instructed to get it appraised. The property is across the street from city hall and currently is the site of the community garden.

Potter said he hopes to have at least one of the projects rolling by this summer. He and Valentine said the Chomp Burger menu will consist of burgers made from a choice of beef, buffalo, elk, wild boar, chicken or black beans. The sandwiches would be served with fries and a variety of beverage choices, including soft drinks, lemonade, juices, milkshakes, mixed drinks and craft beers.